Valve has switched off Competitive and private matchmaking during Counter-Strike 2’s<\/em> limited test following a huge new Aug. 15 patch. It is unclear how long Competitive will be disabled, with developers failing to give a reason why the change was made.<\/p>
In the past, the introduction of a new map to the CS2 <\/em>test sees older maps cycle out of Competitive testing, and today seemed no different, at least at first. The arrival of the Aug. 15 update<\/a> spelled the end of Anubis and Ancient’s tenure in the Competitive pool for CS2<\/em>, with a revamped Italy hostage map joining the beta.<\/p>
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Italy is the ninth map to be ported to CS2’s<\/em> test and joins Office as the second hostage map. The map was listed to receive an “overhaul” as part of Valve’s CS2<\/em> map list<\/a>, which sees changes spanning more than just a visual touch-up. Italy now has two additional passageways which will have a competitive impact on how the map plays.<\/p>
CS2’s<\/em> latest August update also included a variety of quality-of-life changes, including sticker and StatTrak updates, a new hostage model, hints at the game’s Premier Mode<\/a> with team introductions, and minor bug fixes.<\/p>
